Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-09-13


Mercie has twice altered his model
there are yet changes to be
made 10 make it recognizable as
monument to Robert E. Lee.
Mercie knew as much about General
Lee as do about Alexander the Great.
As to the financial condition OF the
city there seemed to be an impression
that she was tending to bankruptcy.
That was an entire mistake. There
was tightness of money everywhere
As one evidence of the standing of our
CITY bonds S1O0, 600 had recently been
taken at 103 by one of the frmest
bankers in Richmond" Mr.. Page said
he believed the affairs Of the city gov
eminent had been conducted honestly
and in business-like way.
TAXABLE VALUES.
Mr.. Snead hardly believed it legal to
appropriate money for the monument
ont i'll the Allen lot. But he thought
on appropriation should be made for the
celebration. You cannot make capital
lists build their mansions on Chimbo-
razo Hill. The taxable values around
the Allen lot wonId perhaps be en-
HANGED, but what of that? Would
they not be in the neighborhood OF
any other site. For the interests of
the city the West End was the proper
place.
THE REAL QUESTION.
Mr.. Hargrove said that all this talk
had nothing to do with the subject.
The invitations to the celebration had
been sent out, and the city should
make q creditable display.
Mr.. Bey. Crump said the whole ques-
tion is "Will you help the Lee Monu-
ment Association to hold a celebration
here next month ?" The site for the
monument had nothing TO do with the
matter. That had been settled upon
by those who proposed to erect the
monument.
THE SITE.
Mr.. Bland said he was tired of hear
ing members talk about the site. eve
have nothin1 to do with it if they put
the monument in Butchcrtown. 1t
would be a disgrace for the city to re-
fuse the appropriation. The council
men were sent by their constituents to
subserye their interests, and to do their
duty they should vote the money.
DEFEATED.
The resolution failed to receive two
thirds vote, and was therefore lost, as
follows:
AYEs-Mcssrs. Bland, Crenshaw, Crump.
Hargroyc, Oucy, Page. Powers, sneai, ana
NoEs'-Nessrs. Adams. ChappeH. Dickorson,
Hill, Murphy, Noble, and koblnson-'.
persons not familiar with the city
will better understand some portions
of the discussion above when it Is
stated that the site selected for the
monument is in HenricO county so
feet west of the corporation line. II
the city desires it, however, this pro-
pe1tv can, without objection from any
| quarter, be Incorporated in Richmond's
limits at the next session Of the General
Assembly, and the rapidity with which
the city is growing in that direction
renders il certain that in a few years,
monument or no monument, this tract
of land will have to be included IN
Richmond's s bounds.
LEE MONUMENT, AGAIN.
Mr. Dickerson offered a series of
resolutions designed TO show that the
State Legislature and the City Council
favored putting the monument in the
city of Richmond that the original
| intention of the Monument AssO-
ciation had been to erect the monument
in said city; and providing that the
Libly-Iiill site be offered to the assO-
citation, and furthermore that copy OF
the resolutions be printed in paper in
each copital city in the Commonwealth.
Laid on the table, on motion Of Mr..
Bland.
BY WHAT AUTHORITY.
Mr.. Crcnshaw offered the following
RcSOlUcd, That the Committee on
Grounds and Buildings be directed to
inform this body by what authority
they elected another keeper of New
Reservoir Park on August ID, 1887 ;
also, what disposition has been made
or is to be made of the 81 900 apprO-
priated for the purpose above stated.
Referred to the Committee on Water
and Grounds and Buildings.
THE OTLEY TELEGRAM.
Mr.. Bland moved that q committee
of five he appointed to investigate the
Otley-telegIam matter
Agreed to.
DE PRIEST AND HIS 81, 800.
Mr.. Page offered a joint resolution
providing for the appointment of thre c
common councilmen and two alderme n
to investigate, with the aid of the City
Attorney, all the circumstances con-
nected with the adoption of said plan.
and particularly in what manner and
direction Mr.. Clinton De Priest used
his influence, and to report the result
Of their investigation. Adopted.
Adjourned at II Z. NJ.
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